1888 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1888 AAA Championships Crewe, England 30 June 1888 Alexandra Recreation Ground Senior Outdoor 14 1887 1889 AAA Championships The 1888 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 30 June 1888 at the Alexandra Recreation Ground in Crewe, England in front of 10,000 spectators.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003364/18880701/045/0003 The Amateur Athletic Championship Empire News & The Umpire 1 July 1888 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000632/18880702/092/0004 The Amateur Athletic Championship Yorkshire Evening Press 2 July 1888 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18880702/009/0001 The Amateur Athletic Championships Sporting Life 2 July 1888 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 July 2024 The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year. Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 4 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards USA Frederick Westing 10.2 Leinster Alfred Vigne ¾ yd Frank Ritchie½ yd440 yards Henry Tindall 51.4 W. Lock 6 yd Ernest Pelling 1 yd880 yards Alfred Le Maitre 2.00.4 AUS Wilfrid Kent-Hughes 4 yd USA Charles Smith5 yd1 mile USA Thomas Conneff 4.31.6 William Pollock-Hill 5 yd James Kibblewhite3 yd4 miles Edward Parry 20.22.2 Sidney Thomas20.40.6 only 2 finished10 miles Edward Parry 53.43.4 Sidney Thomas54.31.0 George Pennington55.25.0steeplechase J.C. Cope 12.13.0 n/an/a only 1 finished120yd hurdles Sherard Joyce16.0 Charles Daft 2 yd F. Winters3 yd7 miles walk USA Christopher Clarke 57.08.6 J.R. Lewis57.41.0 only 2 finishedhigh jump George Rowdon 1.727 Tom Ray1.575 only 2 competedpole jump Tom Ray & Lat Stones3.36 not awarded only 2 competedlong jump USA Alexander Jordan6.62 USA Charles Smith5.33only 2 competedshot put CAN 1930 George Gray13.28 Leinster James Mitchel 12.34 Leinster John Carroll Daly12.11hammer throw Leinster James Mitchel38.00 Leinster John Carroll Daly34.34 Robert Lindsay29.22 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:Crewe Category:1888 in the sport of athletics Category:Sport in Cheshire Category:19th century in Cheshire Category:June 1888 in the United Kingdom